The White House: What's Next

The next 53 days are
crucial. That's how much time Washington has to come
together to stop taxes from going up for 114 million middle
class families. That's how much time we have to figure out
the right way to begin to get our deficits under control.

Now you
have a choice to make. This debate can either stay trapped
in Washington DC, or you can make sure your friends and
neighbors participate. You've shown that getting people
outside of Washington involved shifts the conversation in
favor of the middle-class priorities.

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